Researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between a cancer-related signaling pathway and the blood-brain and blood-retina barriers.

Memory helps us make sense of the present by retrieving past experiences based on either surface-level similarities or deeper ...

A new study highlights the powerful role of music learning in improving children’s social, emotional, and educational ...

Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

Summary: New research shows that childhood maltreatment leaves lasting biological and social scars. In a study of young ...

Pain is more than a physical signal — it also carries emotional weight that shapes our response and memory of discomfort.

New research shows how the brain replays and organizes memories, even compressing long experiences into short, fixed-length ...

Psilocybin, the active compound derived from psychedelic mushrooms, significantly delayed cellular aging and extended ...

Creatine is well known for its role in muscle energy, but it’s also critical for brain function and development.

A new study reveals that watching live dance performances synchronizes audience members’ brainwaves, reflecting shared focus ...

Using brain gene expression maps from the Allen Human Brain Atlas, the researchers tested the degree to which Alzheimer’s risk genes explain the patterns of both actual and residual tau. This allowed ...

A new study reveals that our organs age at different speeds, and those differences can predict future disease risk and even ...